1st off, I live out in the country,
Several weeks ago, I just happened to look outside and there were 2 coyotes standing about 40 yards from the house, looking at the cat sitting in the yard. I grabbed the 455varmint 22 mag and ran outside. One coyote disappeared into the high grass in the field, but the other made the mistake of running right down the driveway. I ran out and pulled the rifle up and yelled. He stopped about a 100 yards , spun around to look, and BLAM. Right between the eyes. The CCI total metal jacket went clean through and out between his ears. It kinda 1/2 spun him and 1/2 flipped him right over backwards. Stone dead, instantly.
I have my 455 varmint 22 mag set up with a 4 x 16 centerpoint, mill dots, windage, w/ lighted crosshairs. And although its not a million dollar scope, it really works great and hold its zero. The green lit crosshairs work great in low light conditions. Between the rifles great accuracy, great trigger, and the scope, I shoot pop cans at 200 and 250 yards. I was thinking of getting a good Nikon, but this one works so good I hate to mess with it. That's my zero to 200 yard rifle.
My next coyote duster is a Savage 223 model 10xp varmint I got NIB on a smoking deal several years back.. Its currently my 200 to 400 yards rifle. Even though I admit, I was never a Savage fan. My brother talked me into trying it, and it is surprisingly accurate. But I still want a CZ 527 Euro varmint in 223. That's probably my next CZ rifle purchase. I'm hoping it shoots like the 455.
After 400 yards, we go to the 270's & 30-06's.
We have gotten over run with coyotes the about past 10 years. I have found I do enjoy hunting them and get a couple every year. I wont go into the conspiracy theory's of HOW they got here, but they don't belong here, And it sure makes hunting them nice, when you got the "tools" to get rid of them. We probably use the 22 mag the most. Since its so accurate out to 200, head shots are not really all that difficult. And we have plenty of woodchucks to keep practiced up on.
Anyone else enjoy coyotes hunting? What do you use?.